Yahoo loses chairman as board is shaken again
Decision comes less than a month after Jerry Yang quit and Bostock announced Yahoo was undertaking a strategic reviewYahoo's chairman Roy Bostock has become the latest executive to leave the internet...
View ArticleIntervention in Syria will escalate, not stop the killing | Seumas Milne
Russia and China blocked a bid to force regime change. But a negotiated settlement is the only way out of civil warThere is no limit, it seems, to the blood price Arabs have to pay for their "spring"....
View ArticleThe RNC's Obama fashionista smear crashes on runway | Paul Harris
Oddly enough, the Republican National Committee's attempt to mount a populist attack on a self-serving, wealthy elite fails to flyWhoIt is the Republican National Committee, the leadership organisation...
View ArticleSyria: attack on Homs continues as Assad talks of dialogue - Tuesday 7 February
• Assad tells Russians he is ready for dialogue with opposition • Bombardment of Homs continues for fourth day• US says it is looking at how to provide humanitarian aid• Splits emerge between Free...
View ArticlePatrice Evra faces dilemma over handshake with Liverpool's Luis Suárez
• League maintains pre-match routine for game at United• Uruguayan received eight-game ban for racially abusing EvraPatrice Evra will not be spared a decision on whether to shake the hand of Luis...
View ArticleArgentina to take Falklands row to UN
Cristina Kirchner warns of 'grave risks to international security' and states intention to prevent war over natural resourcesPresident Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has accused Britain of...
View ArticleAngela Merkel says EU needs Britain
German chancellor insists UK is still a key player in the EU and is 'more pro-European than some other countries'The German chancellor Angela Merkel has issued an emphatic plea for Britain to stay in...
View ArticleColorado, Minnesota and Missouri results – live
Live coverage of the Republican caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota – plus the result of the non-binding 'beauty contest' primary in Missouri• Live and in 3D, state-by-state election results10.49pm: The...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon: UN's failure to agree a Syria resolution is disastrous
Lack of UNSCR resolution 'encouraged Syrian government to step up its war on its people', says secretary generalThe UN's failure to agree a resolution on Syria is "disastrous" for the country's people,...
View ArticleArrest warrant issued for Maldives leader
Fears of renewed street violence after more than 48 hours of political turmoil since Mohamed Nasheed forced out of officeA court in the Maldives has issued an arrest warrant against Mohamed Nasheed,...
View ArticleUS banks and states agree $26bn mortgage settlement for homeowners
Millions of people could have mortgage debt cut as America's top lenders agree deal over alleged abuses in housing marketUS government officials have reached a $25bn settlement with the country's...
View ArticleGarzón found guilty in wiretapping case
Human rights judge Garzón barred for 11 years after authorising illegal recordings of lawyers' conversationsThe Spanish judge celebrated for pursuing international human rights cases was convicted of...
View ArticleGorbachev: Putin has exhausted himself as Russian leader
Former Soviet leader warns of more protests if the Russian prime minister does not 'change the way things are'The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said Vladimir Putin has exhausted himself as...
View Article'Mitt Romney will do better, not worse, in upcoming contests' - video
Guardian polling expert Harry J Enten gives his analysis of why voter turnout has been so low in this Republican primary contest, why Mitt Romney could still win the nomination, and what it all means...
View ArticleMohamed Nasheed: Maldives leader who has been in tighter spots
Ex-president, environmental activist and prisoner of conscience is no stranger to jail and threats during an outspoken career Mohamed Nasheed spent the day at Keneryge – his family home in the Maldives...
View ArticleChina believes Syria needs a peaceful solution | Liu Xiaoming
China's veto of the UN security council resolution reflects our conviction that we must calm, not inflame, the situation in SyriaRather a lot of megaphone diplomacy followed the recent UN vote on...
View ArticleObama pardons 10 states from No Child Left Behind requirements
Ten states are the first of dozens that have appealed for waivers from the strict deadlines of the Bush-era education lawPresident Barack Obama will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping...
View ArticlePath's privacy problem poses questions for all social apps
It's not wrong to store someone's phone contacts on a server. It's wrong to do it without telling them.Social photography startup Path has apologised to its users for uploading and storing their phone...
View ArticleSenior Tanzanian journalist arrested
The director of the Tanzania Media Women's Association (Tamwa), Ananilea Nkya, was arrested early today in Dar es Salaam.She was detained along with several activists and journalists during a public...
View ArticleBronx teenager beaten by police calls on New York governor to investigate
Jateik Reed, 19, captured on tape being struck by NYPD officers, wants independent investigation into allegations of police brutalityAttorneys for a young man beaten by police in New York City are...
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